“If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go with your team, your community.” 💙🧡 Meet NYRR member Kevin Phipps, a #RisingNYRR program lead at MS 127X Castle Hill in the Bronx, where he has worked as a school counselor since 2022. When he was asked to start a Rising New York Road Runners program for 7th and 8th graders, Kevin was all in—it reminded him that he missed coaching track. “I thought about the connections I made with athletes in the past,” he said. As a counselor, Kevin also knew that bringing kids together for any group activity has huge benefits. “It’s group therapy for them.” He tells the kids at MS 127X that the mental health benefits of running are as vital as the physical benefits. “It teaches them so much—how to face challenges and just be comfortable in the moment and with yourself,” he said. “I didn’t understand that until I became a runner.” The students have taken part in Rising NYRR events at Central Park, Times Square, Icahn Stadium, and Con...